Those Autumn Nights

Previously published in the anthology A Gentleman For All Seasons
All’s Fair in War…
Raised in wealth and privilege, Eliza Greenleaf was a dutiful daughter—until she met Bertram Gage. The dashing cavalryman swept her into a passionate affair, winning her body and soul. But low-born Bertie wasn’t good enough for the Greenleaf family, who thwarted the headstrong couple’s planned elopement. Chastened, Eliza rejoined polite society, while Bertie returned to battle on the Continent.
…And Love
Ten years after meeting Eliza, Bertie has survived a career-ending bullet wound—and now seeks both peacetime purpose and a subtle revenge on the Greenleaf family. Their fortunes fallen, the ever-proud family must rent out their ancestral home, and Bertie takes the lease that shoves them from their doorstep. When Eliza crosses his path again after years apart, their passion is as strong as ever. But the wounds of the past still have power, and family honor and secrets might ruin their second chance at love…